4. 8.

Airi Suzuki, violin
Kajana Pačko, cello
Boris Kusnezow, piano

PROGRAMME

Franz Schubert: Five Lieder (arranged by Kajana Pačko for cello and piano)
Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D 343 - Der Müller und der Bach, D 795 - Ständchen, D 957 - Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D 774 - Du bist die Ruh, D 776

Igor Kuljerić: Pater Noster, for piano trio

Franz Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, Op. 99, D 898

ABOUT THE PERFORMER

Japanese violinist Airi Suzuki gained international acclaim following her debut at Suntory Hall in Tokyo and her success in numerous competition prizes. She won second prize at the Henryk Wieniawski International Violin Competition in Poznań, and was also a prizewinner at the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hanover and the Valsesia Musica Competition in Italy. Since 2017, she gained orchestral experience during a temporary engagement as deputy concertmaster of the NDR Radiophilharmonie, after which she became a permanent member of the first violin section. Since 2024, she has been the deputy concertmaster of the Munich Radio Orchestra.

Cellist Kajana Pačko is among the most prominent and versatile Croatian musicians of her generation. As a soloist and chamber musician, she regularly performs in leading European concert halls. As a guest member of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, she has collaborated with Sir Simon Rattle, Gustavo Dudamel, Andris Nelsons, Daniel Harding, and Paavo Järvi, and during the 2024/2025 season she performed with the Gewandhaus Orchestra. She is dedicated to contemporary music and commissions new works for solo cello as part of the BACH+. project. Her discography includes the albums Journey through Europe (2014) and an album featuring works by Schumann, Brahms, Dohnányi, and Maček (2018), recorded with pianist Danijel Detoni. She plays an "l’école de Pique" cello made in Paris around 1800.

Boris Kusnezow is one of the most sought-after collaborative pianists of his generation. He performs worldwide with renowned instrumentalists and singers. His performances have taken him to prestigious concert halls such as Carnegie Hall in New York, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall in London, and the Berlin Philharmonic. Several of his recordings have been nominated for prestigious awards, including Opus Klassik and the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Recent engagements include the ARD Competition in Munich, the Joseph Joachim Competition in Hanover, the Stuttgart International Violin Competition, and the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels.